The Sublette County Library is pleased to offer free federal tax
preparation to those who qualify*. The IRS's Volunteer Income Tax
Assistance (VITA) has trained and certified local volunteers in
the tax preparation processes for the tax season. Tax preparation
on a first-come, first served basis will occur at the Pinedale Library
from 10:30 am until 1:30 pm on Saturdays until April 6th. If you
qualify, you may either bring your documents and remain present
while your return is being prepared, or you may drop off your documents
and return to pick up your return when it is ready.

Please note the following information:

* Income limit guidelines:
Single: less than $72,000
2 persons: less than $82,300
3 persons: less than $92,600
4 persons: less than $103,000

The tax preparer works on your forms with you present at the Pinedale
Library on a first come, first served basis.

Drop Off at the Pinedale Library
Saturdays until April 6th
10:30 am - 1:30 pm

1. Drop off your tax information at the Pinedale Library.
2. Briefly meet with a tax preparer.
3. Complete a questionnaire.
4. Leave your required documents.
5. Your tax return will be completed by the tax preparer (you may
be called with any questions).
6. You will be called when your return is complete to review and
sign documents at the Pinedale Library.

Document
Drop Off Service at Big Piney Library
Every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday
(Last day to drop off is March 25th)
10 am to 5 pm

Those who qualify for free tax preparation may drop off their
tax documents at the Big Piney Library for delivery to tax preparers
at the Pinedale Library. Bring your documents to Jen Brown at the
Big Piney Library, who will accept your documents, gather intake
information, and deliver your documents to the volunteer tax preparers
at the Pinedale Library on Tuesdays. Jen is available to receive
your documents every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, 10
am to 5 pm until March 25th.

The tax preparers will prepare your return in Pinedale and notify
you to come to the Pinedale Library when your return is ready for
review and signatures, and to take home your documents. It is required
that you go to the Pinedale Library for this final step. You will
be contacted by the tax preparer if there are questions during the
preparation of your return.

Please contact Jen at the Big Piney Library if you have questions
about this drop off service: (307) 276-3515.

If you have a tax preparation question prior to coming in, please
contact VITA Assistant Site Coordinator for Sublette County Mike
Henderson mrhenders@yahoo.com,
cell: (714) 697-5918.

Blind Date with a Book!
Now through Monday, March 4th

Take a chance in the month of February! Check out a specially wrapped
book from our display. Take it home, unwrap it, read it and enjoy!
If you don't like the book, just return it to the library. It's
feelings won't be hurt. 😉

Fill out our "Rate your Date" card and be entered into
a drawing to win a box of chocolates! Cards must be received by
Monday, March 4th. Drawing is on Wednesday, March 6th.

Not Your Mother's Book Club
Last Thursdays of the month: Next meeting February 28th5:30 - 6:30 pm

Not Your Mother's Book Club is a fun and lighthearted book club,
typically meeting on the last Thursday of the month. Anyone interested
in participating in the book club is welcome to pick up a copy at
the front desk (while supplies last) and join us at the meeting.

Teens and tweens in grades 6 and up, get locked in! It's our first
ever Gamer Lockin on Friday night, March 1st. After the library
closes, it's a no holds barred gaming event with simultaneous tournaments
on Wii, Xbox and the computers. You pick the games like Fortnite,
Super Smash Bros™ and more. Sweet prizes! Pick up a parental
release, get it signed, and we'll see you before we lock the doors.

Get ready to sing, clap, dance and sneeze along during this visit
by award-winning musician and author Jim Gill. Jim Gill’s
distinctive music play creates the spirit of a family room in the
concert hall and is an invitation to children, parents and grandparents
to sing and play together!

Jim Gill is an an award-winning musician and author offering more
than a show to watch, it's an opportunity for family play. He strums
energetic rhythms on his banjo while everyone claps, sings, dances
and even sneezes along to the silly and inspiring musical games
that he creates. The concert will feature songs from his newest
CD release, Vote For Jim Gill! He will also lead families
in active favorites such as “Spin Again” and his “Silly
Dance Contest”.

Jim Gill is a musician and author with unique credentials among
children's artists. He is a child development specialist, completing
his graduate studies in child development at the Erikson Institute
of Chicago with a special emphasis on the study of play. Jim has
released seven award-winning CDs of music play for young children
that are favorites in family rooms, classrooms and playrooms. Jim
is also the author of two children's books. His latest, A Soup
Opera, is a sing-along opera inspired by concerts that Jim
performs with symphony orchestras. The book received an American
Library Association award in 2010.

The Big Piney Library is offering designated quiet study space
from 3:30 - 6:30 pm Wednesday, March 27th through Friday, March
29th and again on Saturday during regular hours (10 am until 2 pm)
in preparation for the April 2nd ACT test.

Homebound Library Services available
Sign Up Today

In an effort to reach out to those who may not be able to travel
to the library, we will hit the road and come to you! Personalized
delivery of library materials to those unable to visit the library
due to physical disability or extended illness will be available
in the new year, free of charge. Sign up today by calling the Big Piney
Library at (307) 276-3515. The service is limited to a ten mile
radius around the Big Piney Library.

Basic Computer Skills
One-on-one instruction available

If you'd like to become computer savvy, we would be happy to help.
Whether you'd like to learn how to use email, surf and shop on the
web, stay in touch with loved ones on Facebook, or practice simple
word processing, we are happy to teach you anything thing you'd
like to learn at a pace that you are comfortable with. Call Jen
at the library to schedule your one-on-one session, (307) 276-3515.

Free DMV practice tests now available

Free DMV practice tests are now available to all Wyoming library
users through the Wyoming Libraries Consortium's GoWYLD resource.
The new service includes Wyoming-specific car, motorcycle, and CDL
tests, and is written specifically based on the state DMV materials.
It also includes accessibility tools that allow users to hear selections
read aloud, make them into MP3s, translate pages into other languages,
magnify text, and mask sections of the screen for greater visibility
on driving practice tests.

Would you like to improve your Spanish but don't have the opportunity
to practice your skills or speak with a Spanish speaker? One-on-one
conversational practice is available with bilingual staff member
Genavieve. Appointments are available (or just drop in!) Mondays
through Wednesdays.

The library's Board of Trustees alternates meetings
between Pinedale and Big Piney generally on the fourth Wednesday
of each month in the afternoon. Forthcoming meetings are announced
on the library's home page. The public is encouraged to attend.
For more information, please contact the library at (307) 367-4114.

The mission of
the Sublette County Library is to provide the community, through its collections
and inviting spaces, the opportunity to access information, engage with
culture and experience lifelong learning.